Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 4

1Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;Perezפֶּ֧רֶץPe.retzH6557,Hezronחֶצְר֛וֹןchetz.RonH2696, andCarmiוְכַרְמִ֖יve.khar.MiH3756, andHurוְח֥וּרve.ChurH2354, andShobalוְשׁוֹבָֽל׃ve.sho.ValH7732.

2AndReaiahוּרְאָיָ֤הu.re.'a.YahH7211thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShobalשׁוֹבָל֙sho.ValH7732begatJahathיַ֔חַתYa.chatH3189; andJahathוְיַ֣חַתve.Ya.chatH3189begatAhumaiאֲחוּמַ֖י'a.chu.MaiH267andLahadלָ֑הַדLa.hadH3855.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of theZorathitesהַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ סha.Tza.re.'a.TiH6882.

3Andtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428were thesonsH1of thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofEtamעֵיטָ֔ם'ei.TamH5862;Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֥אלyiz.re.'ElH3157, andIshmaוְיִשְׁמָ֖אve.yish.Ma'H3457, andIdbashוְיִדְבָּ֑שׁve.yid.BashH3031: and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theirsisterאֲחוֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269wasHazzelelponiהַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי׃hatz.lel.Po.niH6753:

4andPenuelוּפְנוּאֵל֙u.fe.nu.'ElH6439thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofGedorגְדֹ֔רge.DorH1446, andEzerוְעֵ֖זֶרve.'E.zerH5829thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofHushahחוּשָׁ֑הchu.ShahH2364.Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHurחוּר֙churH2354, thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofEphrathahאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672, thefatherאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH1of Beth-lehem.

5AndAshhurוּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙u.le.'ash.ChurH806thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofTekoaתְק֔וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620hadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802,Helahחֶלְאָ֖הchel.'AhH2458andNaarahוְנַעֲרָֽה׃ve.na.'a.RahH5292.

6AndNaarahנַעֲרָה֙na.'a.RahH5292bare himAhuzzamאֲחֻזָּ֣ם'a.chu.ZamH275, andHepherחֵ֔פֶרChe.ferH2660, andTemeniתֵּימְנִ֖יteim.NiH8488, andHaahashtariהָאֲחַשְׁתָּרִ֑יha.'a.chash.ta.RiH326.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofNaarahנַעֲרָֽה׃na.'a.RahH5292.

7And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofHelahחֶלְאָ֑הchel.'AhH2458wereZerethצֶ֥רֶתTze.retH6889,IzharH3328, andEthnanוְאֶתְנָֽן׃ve.'et.NanH869.

8AndHakkozוְק֣וֹץve.KotzH6976begatAnubעָנ֖וּב'a.NuvH6036, andZobebahהַצֹּבֵבָ֑הha.tzoe.VahH6637, and thefamiliesוּמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתu.mish.pe.ChotH4940ofAharhelאֲחַרְחֵ֖ל'a.char.ChelH316thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHarumהָרֽוּם׃ha.RumH2037.

9AndJabezיַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzH3258wasmoreH3588honourablethanנִכְבָּ֖דnikh.BadH3513hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251: and hismotherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517calledקָרְאָ֨הka.re.'AhH7121hisnameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034Jabezיַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzH3258,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,BecauseH3588I bare him with sorrow.

10AndJabezיַ֠עְבֵּץYa'.betzH3258calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֨יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,OhH518that thou wouldestblessH1288meH935indeedH518, and enlarge myborderגְּבוּלִי֙ge.vu.LiH1366, and that thinehandיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027might be withmeH935, and that thou wouldestkeepוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213meH935fromevilמֵּרָעָ֖הme.ra.'AhH7451, that it benotלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115to my sorrow! AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430grantedH935him thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834herequestedשָׁאָֽל׃sha.'AlH7592.

11AndChelubוּכְל֥וּבu.khe.LuvH3620thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofShuhahשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7746begatMehirמְחִ֑ירme.ChirH4243,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931was thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofEshtonאֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃'esh.TonH850.

12AndEshtonוְאֶשְׁתּ֗וֹןve.'esh.TonH850begatBeth-raphaH1051, andPaseahפָּסֵ֔חַpa.Se.achH6454, andTehinnahתְּחִנָּ֖הte.chi.NahH8468thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofIr-nahashH5904.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are themenH376of Recah.

13And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073;Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֖ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274, andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֑הu.se.ra.YahH8304: and thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֖ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274;Hathathחֲתַֽת׃cha.TatH2867.

14AndMeonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יu.me.'o.no.TaiH4587begatOphrahעָפְרָ֑ה'a.fe.RahH6084: andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗הu.se.ra.YahH8304begatJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097thefatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1of Ge-harashim; for they werecraftsmenחֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.

15And thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121ofCalebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312;Iruעִ֥ירוּ'I.ruH5900,Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425, andNaamוָנָ֑עַםva.Na.'amH5277: and thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425; andKenazוּקְנַֽז׃u.ke.NazH7073.

16And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.ha.lel.'ElH3094;Ziphזִ֣יףzifH2128, andZiphahוְזִיפָ֔הve.zi.FahH2129,Tiriaתִּירְיָ֖אtir.Ya'H8493, andAsarelוַאֲשַׂרְאֵֽל׃va.'a.sar.'ElH840.

17And thesonsוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofEzrahעֶזְרָ֔ה'ez.RahH5834;Jetherיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3500, andMeredוּמֶ֖רֶדu.Me.redH4778, andEpherוְעֵ֣פֶרve.'E.ferH6081, andJalonוְיָל֑וֹןve.ya.LonH3210: and she bareMiriamמִרְיָ֣םmir.YamH4813, andShammaiשַׁמַּ֔יsha.MaiH8060, andIshbahיִשְׁבָּ֖חyish.BachH3431thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃'esh.te.Mo.a'H851.

18And hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.'ish.ToH802the Jewess bareJeredיֶ֨רֶדYe.redH3382thefatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1ofGedorגְדוֹר֙ge.dOrH1446, andHeberחֶ֙בֶר֙che.verH2268thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofSocoשׂוֹכ֔וֹso.KhoH7755, andJekuthielיְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖לye.ku.ti.'ElH3354thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofZanoahזָנ֑וֹחַza.No.achH2182. Andtheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofBithiahבִּתְיָ֣הbit.YahH1332thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Meredמָֽרֶד׃ סMa.redH4778tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.

19And thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofHodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֔הho.di.YahH1940, thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNahamנַ֔חַםNa.chamH5163, were thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofKeilahקְעִילָ֖הke.'i.LahH7084theGarmiteהַגַּרְמִ֑יha.gar.MiH1636, andEshtemoaוְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַve.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851theMaacathiteהַמַּעֲכָתִֽי׃ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602.

20And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofShimonשִׁימ֔וֹןshi.MonH7889;Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550, andRinnahוְרִנָּ֔הve.ri.NahH7441,Ben-hananH1135, andTilonוְתִיל֑וֹןve.to.lonH8436. And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIshiיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3469;Zohethזוֹחֵ֖תzo.ChetH2105, andBen-zohethH1132.

21Thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofShelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;Erעֵ֚ר'erH6147thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofLecahלֵכָ֔הle.KhahH3922, andLaadahוְלַעְדָּ֖הve.la'.DahH3935thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofMareshahמָרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762, and thefamiliesוּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתu.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of them that wroughtfineהַבֻּ֖ץha.ButzH948linenH948, of thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Ashbea;

22andJokimוְיוֹקִ֞יםve.yo.KimH3137, and themenH376ofCozebaכֹזֵבָ֗אkho.ze.Va'H3578, andJoashוְיוֹאָ֧שׁve.yo.'AshH3101, andSaraphוְשָׂרָ֛ףve.sa.RafH8315, who had dominion inMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124, andJashubi-lehemH3433. And therecordsוְהַדְּבָרִ֖יםve.ha.de.va.RimH1697areancientעַתִּיקִֽים׃'a.ti.KimH6267.

23Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992were thepottersהַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔יםhai.Yotz.RimH3335, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofNetaimנְטָעִ֖יםne.ta.'ImH5196andGederahH1448: there theydweltיָ֥שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for hisworkבִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399.

24Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095;Nemuelנְמוּאֵ֣לne.mu.'ElH5241, andJaminוְיָמִ֔יןve.ya.MinH3226,Jaribיָרִ֖יבya.RivH3402,Zerahזֶ֥רַחZe.rachH2226,Shaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586:

25Shallumשַׁלֻּ֥םsha.LumH7967hissonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,Mibsamמִבְשָׂ֥םmiv.SamH4017hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Mishmaמִשְׁמָ֥עmish.Ma'H4927hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

26And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMishmaמִשְׁמָ֑עmish.Ma'H4927; Hammuel hissonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,Zaccurזַכּ֥וּרza.KurH2139hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

27AndShimeiוּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יu.le.shim.'IH8096hadsixteenעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240sonsבָּנִ֨יםba.NimH1121andsixH8337daughtersוּבָנ֣וֹתu.va.NotH1323; but hisbrethrenוּלְאֶחָ֕יוu.le.'e.ChavH251hadnotH3808manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,neitherH3808didH3808allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605theirfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔םmish.pach.TamH4940multiplyהִרְבּ֖וּhir.BuH7235, like to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

28And theydweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427at Beer-sheba, andMoladahוּמוֹלָדָ֖הu.mo.la.DahH4137, andHazar-shualH2705;

29and atBilhahוּבְבִלְהָ֥הu.ve.vil.HahH1090, and atEzemוּבְעֶ֖צֶםu.ve.'E.tzemH6107, and atToladוּבְתוֹלָֽד׃u.ve.to.LadH8434;

30and atBethuelוּבִבְתוּאֵ֥לu.viv.tu.'ElH1328, and atHormahוּבְחָרְמָ֖הu.ve.cha.re.MahH2767, and atZiklagוּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג׃u.ve.Tzi.ke.LagH6860;

31and atBeth-marcabothH1024, andHazar-susimH2702, and atBeth-biriH1011, and atShaaraimוּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִםu.ve.sha.'a.Ra.yimH8189.Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428were theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892unto thereignמְלֹ֥ךְme.LokhH4427ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

32And their villages wereEtamעֵיטָ֣ם'ei.TamH5862, andAinוָעַ֔יִןva.'A.yinH5871,Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417, andTochenוְתֹ֖כֶןve.To.khenH8507, andAshanוְעָשָׁ֑ןve.'a.ShanH6228,fiveחָמֵֽשׁ׃cha.MeshH2568citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892:

33andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their villages that wereroundH5439aboutH5439thesameH428citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892, untoBaalבָּ֑עַלBa.'alH1168.TheseH428were theirhabitationsמוֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םmo.she.vo.TamH4186, and they have theirgenealogyוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֖םve.hit.yach.SamH3187.

34AndMeshobabוּמְשׁוֹבָ֣בu.me.sho.VavH4877, andJamlechוְיַמְלֵ֔ךְve.yam.LekhH3230, andJoshahוְיוֹשָׁ֖הve.yo.ShahH3144thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmaziahאֲמַצְיָֽה׃'a.matz.YahH558;

35andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֑לve.yo.'ElH3100, andJehuוְיֵהוּא֙ve.ye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoshibiahי֣וֹשִׁבְיָ֔הyo.shiv.YahH3143, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֖הse.ra.YahH8304, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsielעֲשִׂיאֵֽל׃'a.si.'ElH6221;

36andElioenaiוְאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֡יve.'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454, andJaakobahוְֽיַעֲקֹ֡בָהve.ya.'a.KoahH3291, andJeshohaiahוִ֠ישׁוֹחָיָהVi.sho.cha.yahH3439, andAsaiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֧הva.'a.sa.YahH6222, andAdielוַעֲדִיאֵ֛לva.'a.di.'ElH5717, andJesimielוִישִׂימִאֵ֖לvi.si.mi.'ElH3450, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָֽה׃u.ve.na.YahH1141;

37andZizaוְזִיזָ֨אve.zi.Za'H2124thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shiphi, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAllonאַלּ֛וֹן'a.LonH438, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJedaiahיְדָיָ֥הye.da.YahH3042, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShimriשִׁמְרִ֖יshim.RiH8113, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָֽה׃she.Ma'.YahH8098;

38theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428mentionedהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935bynameבְּשֵׁמ֔וֹתbe.she.MotH8034wereprincesנְשִׂיאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387in theirfamiliesבְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑םbe.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940: and theirfathers’אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.HemH1housesוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004increasedפָּרְצ֖וּpa.re.TzuH6555greatlyלָרֽוֹב׃la.RovH7230.

39And they went to the entering in ofGedorגְדֹ֔רge.DorH1446,evenעַ֖ד'adH5704unto theeastלְמִזְרַ֣חle.miz.RachH4217sideH4217of thevalleyהַגָּ֑יְאha.Gay'H1516, toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829for theirflocksלְצֹאנָֽם׃le.tzo.NamH6629.

40And theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672fatpastureמִרְעֶה֙mir.'EhH4829andgoodוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896, and thelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776waswideרַחֲבַ֣תra.cha.VatH7342, andquietוְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶתve.sho.Ke.tetH8252, and peaceable; for they thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427there aforetime were ofHamחָ֔םChamH2526.

41Andtheseאֵלֶּה֩'e.LehH428writtenהַכְּתוּבִ֨יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789bynameבְּשֵׁמ֜וֹתbe.she.MotH8034cameוַיָּבֹ֡אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in thedaysבִּימֵ֣י׀bi.MeiH3117ofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, andsmoteH5221theirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֜ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168, and theMeunimהַמְּעוּנִ֨יםha.me.'i.nimH4586that werefoundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672there, anddestroyedH5221them utterly, unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirsteadתַּחְתֵּיהֶ֑םtach.tei.HemH8478:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588there waspastureמִרְעֶ֥הmir.'EhH4829there for theirflocksלְצֹאנָ֖םle.tzo.NamH6629.

42Andsomeמִן־min-H4480of them, even of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095,fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967menH376,wentהָלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980tomountלְהַ֣רle.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165; having for theircaptainsבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃be.ro.ShamH7218Pelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֡הu.fe.lat.YahH6410, andNeariahוּ֠נְעַרְיָהU.ne.'ar.yahH5294, andRephaiahוּרְפָיָ֧הu.re.fa.YahH7509, andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֛לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIshiיִשְׁעִ֖יyish.'IH3469.

43And theysmoteוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of theAmalekitesלַעֲמָלֵ֑קla.'a.ma.LekH6002thatescapedהַפְּלֵטָ֖הha.pe.le.TahH6413, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4

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